Experts

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

McDonnell & Partners, Former BBC Moscow Correspondent

Head of the Department for Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Studies at the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of MGIMO-University, RIAC Member

Center for South-East Asia, Australia and Oceania Studies, RAS Institute for Oriental Studies

Doctor of Political Science, Senior Researcher at the Analytical Centre of Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University

PhD in Politics, Head of the Centre for Analysis of Middle East Conflicts, the RAS Institute for US and Canadian Studies

Doctor of Sociology, Professor of the Sociology Faculty of St. Petersburg State University

Commentator for International Affairs under the Editor-in-Chief of Nezavisimaya Gazeta

Chairman, Supervisory Board, Centre for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies (Belarus)

Ph.D. in Political Science, Founder, The Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS), Associate Professor at University of Tehran; Iranian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Co-chairman of Polish-Russian Group on Difficult Matters, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland

Ph.D. in History, Research Fellow at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Valdai Discussion Club Expert, RIAC Expert

Member of the PIR Center Community, independent analyst

Former senior Australian diplomat, RIAC Expert

PhD in History, Senior research fellow, The Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Expert

Doctor of History, Assistant Professor at St. Petersburg State University

Independent Expert

Chief economist at the VEB.RF, RIAC member.

Graduated in Political Science to the Catholic University of the Sacread Heart (Milan), RIAC Expert

PhD (Political Science), Senior Research Fellow, RAS Institute for Latin American Studies

Dr. of Social Sciences, Professor of the International Journalism Department at MGIMO University, Editor-in-Chief of Polis. Political Research, Russia’s leading journal on political science, senior researcher at IMEMO RAN

RIAC Vice-President, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Independent journalist, RIAC expert

Doctor of Science, Professor, Head of the Department of European law, MGIMO-University, RIAC Expert

PhD in Political Science, Director of the Center for Advanced American Studies at MGIMO University; Non-resident Scholar, Conflict Resolution and Track II Dialogues Program, Middle East Institute, RIAC expert

Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India

Special Representative of Russian President on International Cultural Cooperation. Ambassador-at-Large. RIAC member.